Achalasia and related misdiagnosis

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Dr. O. Arthur Stiennon has an interesting article titled " Achalasia "

and related misdiagnosis. It is his opinion from his knowledge and

research. It is NOT an easy read. Keep a medical dictionary handy.

It can be found at http://www.mailbag.com/users/oesophagus/

It is one chapter in his latest book.

Pittsburgh

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> Dr. O. Arthur Stiennon has an interesting article titled " Achalasia "

> and related misdiagnosis. It is his opinion from his knowledge and

> research. It is NOT an easy read. Keep a medical dictionary handy.

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> It can be found at http://www.mailbag.com/users/oesophagus/

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> It is one chapter in his latest book.

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> Pittsburgh

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lol, 5 years later, i'm replying to this message. Thanks for that link

the full e-book can be downloaded at

http://www.mailbag.com/users/oesophagus/E-Book.pdf

it's definately worth a read. Don't pass it up.

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raja_rule_tha_world wrote:

> lol, 5 years later, i'm replying to this message. Thanks for that link

>

Interesting, yes. Convincing, no. I did read it years ago.

notan

[Guest guest]

G'day!

When I first was diagnosed, this was one of the many, many articles we read. I

agree, it

was fascinating. My husband printed it off and went through it thoroughly. I

then phoned

Dr.Stiennon in America, as the article had been written some time ago and I

wanted to see

what he now thought. The author himself has passed away, but his son is working

in the

same department. I had a long talk with him. On the basis of this article and

the beliefs

outlined within, I went and had a CT to see if actually had a hiatus hernia

which could be

the cause of my achalasia. It was negative.

I like such articles, though. This searching and questioning can only help to

find some

" truth " . It is a very unusual disease. One day we will, I am sure, see the cause

of achalasia.

I think at the moment science sees it as the result of a virus/autoimmune

response. I tend

to go along these lines. That's my two cents worth as a non-medic!

Greetings across the miles!

Anita in Germany

> > lol, 5 years later, i'm replying to this message. Thanks for that link

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> Interesting, yes. Convincing, no. I did read it years ago.

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> notan

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